SPOT Allied Health began with a shared dream between two Hong Kong-born, Australian-trained therapists: Vanessa, a speech pathologist, and Ivan, an occupational therapist.

After years of working across Sydney’s health and education systems, they saw a recurring problem — many families, especially those from multilingual and culturally diverse backgrounds, were missing out on the support they truly needed.

Sometimes it was due to language barriers.
Sometimes it was a lack of flexibility.
Sometimes, they simply didn’t know where to turn.

So, Vanessa and Ivan created SPOT: a therapy service designed to be accessible, inclusive, and compassionate for every client.

“We wanted to build a service where families feel seen, heard, and respected — no matter where they come from or what language they speak.”